— After manager Brad Ausmus convened a full-team meeting before a series in Kansas City in late May, the Tigers won five of the next six games — their winningest stretch since they opened the season 6-2.
Ausmus called the team together again before the game Saturday, after a particularly ugly 7-2 loss the night before put them on an 11-21 slide since June 4.
Although Ausmus steadfastly refused to divulge the motivation for the meeting or its message, the Tigers responded positively with an 11-1 romp over the Blue Jays in front of the second-largest crowd at Comerica Park this season (40,056).